'If reality is altered, what can we believe in?'

by Leonard Pitts Jr., Tribune Content AgencyMay 9, 20182 minutes

"If Reality Is Altered, What Can We Believe In?"

In 1994, that was the headline of the first column I ever wrote about the manipulation of images and words -- digital lies that made it difficult to know what was really real. Small wonder, I said, we were a nation "paralyzed by cynicism."

Twenty-four years later, the technology has improved while social media have made the